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The Sporting News began presenting the first Manager of the Year award in 1936. Originally, the award was given to just one manager a year, but since 1986 a winner has been chosen from each league.
Year |
Name |
League |
Team |
W |
L |
Finish |
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1936 |
Joe McCarthy |
AL |
New York |
102 |
51 |
1st |
1937 |
Bill McKechnie |
NL |
Boston |
79 |
73 |
5th |
1938 |
Joe McCarthy |
AL |
New York |
99 |
53 |
1st |
1939 |
Leo Durocher |
NL |
Brooklyn |
84 |
69 |
3rd |
1940 |
Bill McKechnie |
NL |
Cincinnati |
100 |
53 |
1st |
1941 |
Billy Southworth |
NL |
St. Louis |
97 |
56 |
2nd |
1942 |
Billy Southworth |
NL |
St. Louis |
106 |
48 |
1st |
1943 |
Joe McCarthy |
AL |
New York |
98 |
56 |
1st |
1944 |
Luke Sewell |
AL |
St. Louis |
89 |
65 |
1st |
1945 |
Ossie Bluege |
AL |
Washington |
87 |
67 |
2nd |
1946 |
Eddie Dyer |
NL |
St. Louis |
98 |
58 |
1st |
1947 |
Bucky Harris |
AL |
New York |
97 |
57 |
1st |
1948 |
Billy Meyer |
NL |
Pittsburgh |
83 |
71 |
4th |
1949 |
Casey Stengel |
AL |
New York |
97 |
57 |
1st |
1950 |
Red Rolfe |
AL |
Detroit |
95 |
59 |
2nd |
1951 |
Leo Durocher |
NL |
New York |
98 |
59 |
1st |
1952 |
Eddie Stanky |
NL |
St. Louis |
88 |
66 |
3rd |
1953 |
Casey Stengel |
AL |
New York |
99 |
52 |
1st |
1954 |
Leo Durocher |
NL |
New York |
97 |
57 |
1st |
1955 |
Walt Alston |
NL |
Brooklyn |
98 |
55 |
1st |
1956 |
Birdie Tebbetts |
NL |
Cincinnati |
91 |
63 |
3rd |
1957 |
Fred Hutchinson |
NL |
St. Louis |
87 |
67 |
2bd |
1958 |
Casey Stengel |
AL |
New York |
92 |
62 |
1st |
1959 |
Walt Alston |
NL |
Los Angeles |
88 |
68 |
1st |
1960 |
Danny Murtaugh |
NL |
Pittsburgh |
95 |
59 |
1st |
1961 |
Ralph Houk |
AL |
New York |
109 |
53 |
1st |
1962 |
Bill Rigney |
AL |
Los Angeles |
86 |
76 |
3rd |
1963 |
Walt Alston |
NL |
Los Angeles |
99 |
63 |
1st |
1964 |
Johnnie Keane |
NL |
St. Louis |
93 |
69 |
1st |
1965 |
Sam Mele |
AL |
Minnesota |
102 |
60 |
1st |
1966 |
Hank Bauer |
AL |
Baltimore |
97 |
63 |
1st |
1967 |
Dick Williams |
AL |
Boston |
92 |
70 |
1st |
1968 |
Mayo Smith |
AL |
Detroit |
103 |
59 |
1st |
1969 |
Gil Hodges |
NL |
New York |
100 |
62 |
1st |
1970 |
Danny Murtaugh |
NL |
Pittsburgh |
89 |
73 |
1st |
1971 |
Charlie Fox |
NL |
San Francisco |
90 |
72 |
1st |
1972 |
Chuck Tanner |
AL |
Chicago |
87 |
67 |
2nd |
1973 |
Gene Mauch |
NL |
Montreal |
79 |
83 |
4th |
1974 |
Bill Virdon |
AL |
New York |
89 |
73 |
2nd |
1975 |
Darrell Johnson |
AL |
Boston |
95 |
65 |
1st |
1976 |
Danny Ozark |
NL |
Philadelphia |
101 |
61 |
1st |
1977 |
Earl Weaver |
AL |
Baltimore |
97 |
64 |
2nd |
1978 |
George Bamberger |
AL |
Milwaukee |
93 |
69 |
3rd |
1979 |
Earl Weaver |
AL |
Baltimore |
102 |
57 |
1st |
1980 |
Bill Virdon |
NL |
Houston |
93 |
70 |
1st |
1981 |
Billy Martin |
AL |
Oakland |
37 |
23 |
1st |
1982 |
Whitey Herzog |
NL |
St. Louis |
92 |
70 |
1st |
1983 |
Tony LaRussa |
AL |
Chicago |
99 |
63 |
1st |
1984 |
Jim Frey |
NL |
Chicago |
96 |
65 |
1st |
1985 |
Bobby Cox |
AL |
Toronto |
99 |
62 |
1st |
American League |
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Year |
Name |
Team |
W |
L |
Finish |
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1986 |
John McNamara |
Boston |
95 |
66 |
1st |
1987 |
Sparky Anderson |
Detroit |
98 |
64 |
1st |
1988 |
Tony LaRussa |
Oakland |
104 |
58 |
1st |
1989 |
Frank Robinson |
Baltimore |
87 |
75 |
2nd |
1990 |
Jeff Torborg |
Chicago |
94 |
68 |
2nd |
1991 |
Tom Kelly |
Minnesota |
95 |
67 |
1st |
1992 |
Tony LaRussa |
Oakland |
96 |
66 |
1st |
1993 |
Johnny Oates |
Baltimore |
85 |
77 |
3rd |
1994 |
Buck Showalter |
New York |
70 |
43 |
1st |
1995 |
Mike Hargrove |
Cleveland |
100 |
44 |
1st |
1996 |
Johnny Oates |
Texas |
90 |
72 |
1st |
1997 |
Davey Johnson |
Baltimore |
98 |
64 |
1st |
1998 |
Joe Torre |
New York |
114 |
48 |
1st |
1999 |
Jimy Williams |
Boston |
94 |
68 |
2nd |
2000 |
Jerry Manuel |
Chicago |
95 |
67 |
1st |
2001 |
Lou Piniella |
Seattle |
116 |
46 |
1st |
2002 |
Mike Scioscia |
Anaheim |
99 |
63 |
2nd |
2003 |
Tony Peña |
Kansas City |
83 |
79 |
3rd |
2004 |
Buck Showalter |
Texas |
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2005 |
Ozzie Guillén |
Chicago White Sox |
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National League |
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Year |
Name |
Team |
W |
L |
Finish |
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1986 |
Hal Lanier |
Houston |
96 |
66 |
1st |
1987 |
Buck Rodgers |
Montreal |
91 |
71 |
3rd |
1988 |
Jim Leyland |
Pittsburgh |
85 |
75 |
2nd |
1989 |
Don Zimmer |
Chicago |
93 |
69 |
1st |
1990 |
Jim Leyland |
Pittsburgh |
95 |
67 |
1st |
1991 |
Bobby Cox |
Atlanta |
94 |
68 |
1st |
1992 |
Jim Leyland |
Pittsburgh |
96 |
66 |
1st |
1993 |
Bobby Cox |
Atlanta |
104 |
58 |
1st |
1994 |
Felipe Alou |
Montreal |
74 |
40 |
1st |
1995 |
Don Baylor |
Colorado |
77 |
67 |
2nd |
1996 |
Bruce Bochy |
San Diego |
91 |
71 |
1st |
1997 |
Dusty Baker |
San Francisco |
90 |
72 |
1st |
1998 |
Bruce Bochy |
San Diego |
98 |
64 |
1st |
1999 |
Bobby Cox |
Atlanta |
103 |
59 |
1st |
2000 |
Dusty Baker |
San Francisco |
97 |
65 |
1st |
2001 |
Larry Bowa |
Philadelphia |
86 |
76 |
2nd |
2002 |
Bobby Cox |
Atlanta |
101 |
59 |
1st |
2003 |
Bobby Cox |
Atlanta |
101 |
61 |
1st |
2004 |
Bobby Cox |
Atlanta |
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2005 |
Bobby Cox |
Atlanta Braves |
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